Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-07-14

time to save him a broken limb o.
worse. Curses loud and deep follow
him. but they merely come back tt
roost beside the drivers who send them
for the professor goes on in his placit
way, perfectly unconscious that he i:
being sworn at and equally oblivious t.
the fact that he has passed unscathec
through all the dangers of cavalry
charge. No master ever treated hi:
slave with the exacting severity thai
the professors mind treats the profes
sor's body. His mind is not intentions
ally tyrannical; it merely gives ne
thought to the bodily professor tina
the world sees, and which to the men
tai professor is merely useful arrange
ment of bones and muscles very handy
for transporting the mental professor
here and there and for absorbing sucl
nutriment as the mental professor
needs to carry on his calculations. tt
the establishment of the professor, this
only too willing slave has broken down
under the burden imposed on it on one
or two occasions. The doctor has SAID
to him: my dear sir, you are killing
yourself with over-work. You mus,
have some mercy on yourself"
These remarks bewildered the pro-
fessor very much. Ia is of the
opinion that if there is one man in
London that is neglecting his oppor-
tunities and not doing half what he
ought to. he is that man.
A few weeks before l left London
the professor invited me up to his
rooms, and then, as usual. forgot all
about the appointment. AS I waited
for him, his good landlady told me
that she was seriously afraid that the
professor would have another break
down. That morning, when she came
in to light the fire and lay the table
for breakfast, she was astonished Ia
see the professor, wan and haggard.
working away at his manuscript with
the gas light, although it had been
day for some hours.
Dear me"' he said. looking up, II
thought l had had supper!'
"Supperr' cried the landlady.
3" This is breakfast. You surely
haven't been working all night?"
The professor seemed very confused,
and looked as guilty, the landlady
said. as if he were a burglar caught in
the act He appeared to think that
the night had played some sort of
practical joke ON him. And" said
the landlady to me, "what b a person
to do with such a man. Talking to
him doesn't do the least good, for he
forgets all about it
That's easy enough" 1 said.
whenever you think it is time for the
professor to be in bed just so down to
the meter and turn off the gas. He
will grope his way patiently to his
room and will never grumble."
She was just expressing her admira-
ton of this idea, when the professor
came in as cheerful and joyous as if he
had not been up all night He was
much pleased and surprised to see me.
and said 1t was very kind of me to drop
in on him whenever l had the chance.
''Look here" ! said. If you want to
get out of your appointment with me,
say so honestly, or admit frankly that
you had forgotten it; but don't try
CANNON. professor. You're not equal
TO it."
mo. TO-" he said, with painful earn
sstness. You're wrong this time.
The appointment was for tomorrow.
To-day, professor"
Il happen" said the professor. glee-
July. ito have the means Of proving
What say. Knowing my proneness
% forget, l put down the day on my
'ablets. Here it is: Wednesday, you
;ee."
Exactly. To-day's Wednesday"
The professor was evidently shocked.
md glanced appealingly at his land
ady. That worthy woman shook her
lead and sadly corroborsted my state
nent of the day of the week.
The professor sank into his arm
hair.
BLESS me-" he cried, Il can not ac-
cunt for this. l gave Tuesdays les
on to my class and it did seem to me
hat We had gone over the ground be-
ore, but no comments were made.
omplimented the students on their
and now that 1 remember
{, there seemed to be a good deal Of
lerity as l did so. although
t the time l believed it to be the feel
ng of pleasure that follows a task well
repaired. really can not account
Or the mistake"
My dear professor. it is easily ac-
ounted for. You are a very method
al but very dissipated- man. You
ave not slept since Tuesday. and until
on do sleep It will still be Tuesday
18th you. If you don't give mn this |